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is that the trend of the week for the market's overall to go into the defense of utilities? >> absolutely. some may go way. we are up with the indices' over three and a half months people take off the table and enjoy the money over the summer. you don't want to be out but rotate and me very careful. cheryl: en one heck of a day for these markets and the triple digits swing. also looking at the s&p there are nine stocks falling to a brand new lows and nicole petallides is watching that from the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> we have seen broadbased selling but economically sensitive sectors are doing the work with energy and financial and technology and some names hitting new 52 week lows with peabody energy and report back iran and going into the green with report mack ran. and going down below $400 the lowest levels we have seen since december of 2011 also newmont mining the best of the worst is what you need like health care or consumer staples that have concerns -- been able to hold on. the dow was down nearly 200 points but still noting the volatility is a bree
is that the trend of the week for the market's overall to go into the defense of utilities? >> absolutely. some may go way. we are up with the indices' over three and a half months people take off the table and enjoy the money over the summer. you don't want to be out but rotate and me very careful. cheryl: en one heck of a day for these markets and the triple digits swing. also looking at the s&p there are nine stocks falling to a brand new lows and nicole petallides is watching that...
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the telecoms, consumer staples a lot of defensive plays showing signs of rolling over a bit. you are seeing big moves in energy which is showing signs of bottoming out and numbers this morning -- liz: it was yesterday we had mark foster, gloom and doom report, i pushed him a little bit because he is for all intents and purposes miss the equities' rally because he has been so dr. doom about it. my question is it is not as exciting to see these levels, we have not seen a couple records like we have seen every single day but are you staying out of equities? >> you have to be selective in what you buy. the bottom line, price, biggest technical is still positive. it is breaking down, you have to be to some extent so you have to be in the sector you are working with. energy better restored or some of the industrials. liz: we did get some bearish or bullish for prices inventory numbers on both crude and gasoline, crude inventories were built but not as big as expected and you saw drawdown gasoline so look at these jumps. we got crude moving higher by $2.31 in the aftermarket, gasoli
the telecoms, consumer staples a lot of defensive plays showing signs of rolling over a bit. you are seeing big moves in energy which is showing signs of bottoming out and numbers this morning -- liz: it was yesterday we had mark foster, gloom and doom report, i pushed him a little bit because he is for all intents and purposes miss the equities' rally because he has been so dr. doom about it. my question is it is not as exciting to see these levels, we have not seen a couple records like we...
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. >> republicans are looking for a way out of that defense sector. there will be more pressure put on them right now. the people who wanted to wobble anyways, will be wobbling harder. we will not increase spending on anything right now. connell: i know it is tough a couple days after something like this happens and the development that are happening today, but what is your opinion? should we change the focus? >> in some ways it should focus our focus. think about 9/11. we reacted to that with a big massive freak out, for lack of a better word. we are still taking off our shoes at the airports. we thought we needed to do something. let's remember that as we react to boston right now. let's focus on that. we need to realize that facing this horrifying attack, we will not make it better with coming up with security theater to the measures. dagen: it is almost impossible to link spending directly with an event like this. >> of course. dagen: knowing so little as we do right now even about the type of devices that were used in boston. you are hearing refe
. >> republicans are looking for a way out of that defense sector. there will be more pressure put on them right now. the people who wanted to wobble anyways, will be wobbling harder. we will not increase spending on anything right now. connell: i know it is tough a couple days after something like this happens and the development that are happening today, but what is your opinion? should we change the focus? >> in some ways it should focus our focus. think about 9/11. we reacted to...
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look at this way, corzine's defense he put on a trade on italian spanish bonds. we point out that the trade turned out to be very profitable. people got worried about the trade in the market and they pulled out their money from, they pulled out their lines of credit. every brokerage firm needs lines of credit to survive, from mf global. the ensuing madness where mf global, maybe didn't have enough staff on board, caused them, it caused money, customer money to be somehow comingled with the firm money. it is hard to prove, that a, that trade was done with malice. which it wasn't. it turned out to be right ultimately. b, that he really was directing people to misuse customer money. it is, when you break it down, i'm telling you, i'm no fan of jon corzine politically. he is a very nice man personally, this is a hard case to bring. now i'm not saying they are not going to bring it. for all i know they have charges tomorrow. i haven't seen them and i haven't heard of it, but i will tell you he will litigate this back and he could win. this is hard, when you start brea
look at this way, corzine's defense he put on a trade on italian spanish bonds. we point out that the trade turned out to be very profitable. people got worried about the trade in the market and they pulled out their money from, they pulled out their lines of credit. every brokerage firm needs lines of credit to survive, from mf global. the ensuing madness where mf global, maybe didn't have enough staff on board, caused them, it caused money, customer money to be somehow comingled with the firm...
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people say maybe it is a defensive move. what i'm trying to say try to think in terms of like factors. what are the factors i can making these companies grow? u.s. revenues and stead confidence in growth of generating your revenues in the u.s. it is cash flow growth. it is income. there is a lot of reasons to own these stocks. tracy: one of the things that always comes out of events like the one in boston is our renewed patriotism right? >> sure. tracy: investing in america sounds like a great thing right now. it doesn't hurt that uncle ben is pumping liquidity into this market, right? so we are indirectly helping ourselves with all that cash flow. >> we are. we can rail about that and say this is not what a central bank should be doing. we're heading for disaster and heading for hyperinflation. guess what? it is working. the dog hunts. instead of shouting in the wind let's take advantage of it. let's do it. adam: are you seeing opportunity, i want to go to technical stocks. google apple especially being down, microsoft. do
people say maybe it is a defensive move. what i'm trying to say try to think in terms of like factors. what are the factors i can making these companies grow? u.s. revenues and stead confidence in growth of generating your revenues in the u.s. it is cash flow growth. it is income. there is a lot of reasons to own these stocks. tracy: one of the things that always comes out of events like the one in boston is our renewed patriotism right? >> sure. tracy: investing in america sounds like a...
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you're defensive here. why? >> very simple. because valuation is getting stretched. we're traditional investors. as things get more expensive, we tend to sell them. when they get cheaper, we tend to buy them. we're seeing as stocks hit our price targets, in many cases targets that we had two or three years out, they're hitting the price targets now. we don't have something we feel is ready to buy. we have more cash today than we had in the middle, early part of 2008. simply because it's really hard to find compelling, good risk reward scenarios in the market because valuations are beginning to get stretched. dagen: you're looking at the major markets in one way and being cautious with cash. on the other side, you're starting to nibble on the gold and silver, mining stocks. why that particular group? we've seen incredible losses in gold in particular, silver has somewhat been following suit but you're saying go for the miners. why? >> in our particular case we're very old fashioned. when things get hit hard, we start to get very interested and in the case of the gold
you're defensive here. why? >> very simple. because valuation is getting stretched. we're traditional investors. as things get more expensive, we tend to sell them. when they get cheaper, we tend to buy them. we're seeing as stocks hit our price targets, in many cases targets that we had two or three years out, they're hitting the price targets now. we don't have something we feel is ready to buy. we have more cash today than we had in the middle, early part of 2008. simply because it's...
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i point out this is mostly state and treasury as opposed to defense and treasury. state for obvious reasons between two countries and what is interesting about it though, is that, if you notice banks have been quiet about this lately. mike brought it up. he might have brought it up from a question posed by an analyst based on some of our reporting yesterday. that is interesting. you can listen to "dow jones newswire" today to get some of this, but if you had watched the fox business network you would have gotten all this yesterday and this is an issue. they don't want to keep bringing it up. apparently in iran, these sort of cord plated attacks. they have been told that the sources of these attacks get bonuses, monetary inducements to create publicity here when it is mentioned. maybe i'm putting some money in someone's pocket over there, but when you mention it, when mike corvat it, there is issue people at the other end are getting induced. that is the whole thing create publicity, what is the endgame it they're not getting in customer accounts and combine with th
i point out this is mostly state and treasury as opposed to defense and treasury. state for obvious reasons between two countries and what is interesting about it though, is that, if you notice banks have been quiet about this lately. mike brought it up. he might have brought it up from a question posed by an analyst based on some of our reporting yesterday. that is interesting. you can listen to "dow jones newswire" today to get some of this, but if you had watched the fox business...
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is a more defensive than with you want to call it that. tracy: this is going to continue. your job is going to be tough for a while. >> we opened the volume with volatility. tracy: what is your outlook for the rest of the week? are we going to continue to pour off into nothing more do you think this will turn around? >> there is always hope but we are trading at session lows, the volatility index is creeping up 7% right now, the s&p 500 testing 1540, support is down 1543, the 50 day moving average. is getting ugly. tracy: thank you for taking the time. adam: apple, is this a good time to buy? we will ask an analyst next. tracy: let's look at the winners and losers on the nasdaq but there are some winners. brendel resources holds up, 5.1%. we will be right back. @ tracy: apple trading below $400 for the first time since december of 2011. google reporting after hours what should you be doing now? senior analyst for chelsea advisory group here to tell us, tech stocks up 1%. what is going on? >> slowdown in europe and something multinational, google and amazon overseas, b
is a more defensive than with you want to call it that. tracy: this is going to continue. your job is going to be tough for a while. >> we opened the volume with volatility. tracy: what is your outlook for the rest of the week? are we going to continue to pour off into nothing more do you think this will turn around? >> there is always hope but we are trading at session lows, the volatility index is creeping up 7% right now, the s&p 500 testing 1540, support is down 1543, the 50...
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the bad guys follow us it rating against the defenses. we can't just have a posture we had five years ago, but reiterate our game as they do against ours. dagen: it might be simplistic, but i was surprised when you see what is left of the bomb, the battery, even, like, pieces of the deeper left from this. it dawned on me that you do not have these devices that vaporize when they go off. investigators have a great deal of evidence to work with. >> there's evidence, and a lot of the evidence comes from the individuals who have been killed or maimed in the event as well. there's a lot to go on in the way of physical evidence, and right know, i guess it's the case that intelligence and lawn mower guys are zooming in on video phones, connecting the physical with the people out there. connell: if it's so easy to look up and it's really -- if you really want to do it, easy to carry out as we talked about and we talked about the roles and companies can't do much to stay ahead of it, takes ad view down, another pops up. why don't you think more th
the bad guys follow us it rating against the defenses. we can't just have a posture we had five years ago, but reiterate our game as they do against ours. dagen: it might be simplistic, but i was surprised when you see what is left of the bomb, the battery, even, like, pieces of the deeper left from this. it dawned on me that you do not have these devices that vaporize when they go off. investigators have a great deal of evidence to work with. >> there's evidence, and a lot of the...
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as a matter of fact, it can be negative for a lot of the defense companies, as we know. and they have been under a cloud because of these cuts. here's one from danny in new york. hi, jim, i have heard you say considering the downside of an equity that you would short a stock rather than buy a put. please elaborate. danny, i am so glad you sent me this. because if i have created any misperception that i favor shorting stocks, it is completely out of character with all my books and what i used to do with my hedge fund or trading for myself. i always do puts. i very rarely do shorts because as i write in "confessions of a street addict," i was a victim of a lot of squeezes that lost me a ton of money. use puts. here's some tweets, from b kelly, 01 not @jim cramer. covered calls, why do you hate them so much? here's the answer. i got to tell you something, b kelly 019, i hate trapping my upside, i hate cutting off my upside. you can't make more money than when you write the call. not only that, let's say something goes wrong, you sell the stock, you are really vulnerable to
as a matter of fact, it can be negative for a lot of the defense companies, as we know. and they have been under a cloud because of these cuts. here's one from danny in new york. hi, jim, i have heard you say considering the downside of an equity that you would short a stock rather than buy a put. please elaborate. danny, i am so glad you sent me this. because if i have created any misperception that i favor shorting stocks, it is completely out of character with all my books and what i used to...
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the moes volatile component, non-defense aircraft as well as defense showed weakness. we will probably get a bit of a pay back from that. i think it overstates the manufacturing slow down. >> at the same time if i'm looking at the numbers correctly you expect growth for q1 and 1.8% for tw twoe. that's a bit of a slow down. >> it definitely is a slow down. we definitely still have strength overall in vehicles and parts. >> is that going to be enough? st that going to be enough? >> take it back to the core of gdp. we still have an increase in overall consumer spending. a lot of that is in services. >> call that actually make a positive dent in gdp? >> you know, i don't necessarily know that apple alone is going to make a tremendous dent in the economy. we have to look at what the overall core is looking like. overall consumer spending. any time we see jumps, of course, in an outlier like apple we always have pay back and so we have to get back to what the underlying momentum is. and we continue to see somewhere around a 2% pace of growth. a lot of the 2.8% growth that we
the moes volatile component, non-defense aircraft as well as defense showed weakness. we will probably get a bit of a pay back from that. i think it overstates the manufacturing slow down. >> at the same time if i'm looking at the numbers correctly you expect growth for q1 and 1.8% for tw twoe. that's a bit of a slow down. >> it definitely is a slow down. we definitely still have strength overall in vehicles and parts. >> is that going to be enough? st that going to be enough?...
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much was made of the fact that a lot of the defensive issues, defensive sectors were the leaders in that, in those gains that we saw in the first quarter. do you like defensives at these levels? and those dividend payers, that everybody seems to be so enamored, so that they can find some source of income right now. >> i think that was the point, really, bill, that there were many investors who wanted to increase their exposure to the equity markets, because they, too, are concerned about having too much, if you will, in low-yielding cash, and in fixed income, where when yields go up, the prices go down. so we did see a move into so-called defensive names. that is less exposure to the economy, but also, companies that generate large dividend yields. the thing that we would be looking at is not high-yielding securities, but, rather, those securities, those companies that can increase their dividend. that is, grow the dividend. history shows that it's the higher-yielding securities that basically don't have much else to do with their capital. investors tend to be better off when they combin
much was made of the fact that a lot of the defensive issues, defensive sectors were the leaders in that, in those gains that we saw in the first quarter. do you like defensives at these levels? and those dividend payers, that everybody seems to be so enamored, so that they can find some source of income right now. >> i think that was the point, really, bill, that there were many investors who wanted to increase their exposure to the equity markets, because they, too, are concerned about...
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is not clear how they continue to work on it if they shut down the office that was doing that also defense lawyers present at this commission hearing saw the response as an attempt to water down the core issue to walk it down in legal details which seem to have no effect on the outcome of the indefinite detention that they're asking for or justifying is under the laws of war and in the states united states mind that that. that war ends at the end of hostilities against two al qaeda and associated forces well what does that mean that's indefinite that is the epitome of indefinite some here have voiced the idea that whatever is keeping most of those people there has nothing to do with the law but more with the fear that even those who had been wrongfully captured and held there for years for no reason have weakness so much at that prison including torture and other forms of humiliation the fear that the u.s. may have created its own enemies there you have dozens of people cleared for release and still languishing in prison so they may have fallen victim not just to their wrongful capture but
is not clear how they continue to work on it if they shut down the office that was doing that also defense lawyers present at this commission hearing saw the response as an attempt to water down the core issue to walk it down in legal details which seem to have no effect on the outcome of the indefinite detention that they're asking for or justifying is under the laws of war and in the states united states mind that that. that war ends at the end of hostilities against two al qaeda and...
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is knowing that your nationality something that you cannot control is the sole basis of that ordeal defense lawyers say what they deal with now is collective punishment by the u.s. government based on nationality which is a clear violation of international law when pressed for answers the administration the state department specifically which was in charge of those transfers they point the finger at congress at the moratorium that the lawmakers put in place that the defense authorization act that they passed but lawyers say those are just excuses our clients are coming to grips with cold the me will die is going to not because the state is unable to transfer but because unwilling to do so the transfer of structures are difficult for example they would require the secretary of defense to personally certify that a receiving state had taken steps to ensure that a prisoner can ever threaten the united states in the future whatever threaten might mean in that context. and obviously no state can guarantee that a future event will or will not occur but that was the point the point was to discourag
is knowing that your nationality something that you cannot control is the sole basis of that ordeal defense lawyers say what they deal with now is collective punishment by the u.s. government based on nationality which is a clear violation of international law when pressed for answers the administration the state department specifically which was in charge of those transfers they point the finger at congress at the moratorium that the lawmakers put in place that the defense authorization act...
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whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if there's a problem, we're going to act and obviously we have to do that diplomacy first but in reality we need to have the military capability to sustain some sort of operation if we start it. >> we have the military capability and we have the ability to provide the president what's required to protect the interests of this country and our allies. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> ms. granger. >> thank you. i have two questions and the first one is to general dempsey. we're talking about relationships. would you bring us up to date on the state of our relationship, military to military, with egypt and how important is
whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if...
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unwilling to do so the transfer of structures are difficult for example the choir the secretary of defense to personally certify that receiving state had taken steps to ensure that a prisoner can ever threaten the united states in the future whatever threaten might mean in that context. and obviously no state can guarantee that a future event will or will not occur but that was the point the point was to discourage transfers from guantanamo citizens of forty eight countries in total have been held in guantanamo since the opening of the prison in two thousand and two the majority of them were from afghanistan and over the years most of them have been transferred back to afghanistan the second largest group of captives were from saudi arabia then yemen then pakistan but you see the scope of the manhunt it included forty eight countries as of now it's not just yemeni nationals who are stuck in this legal limbo but the rest as well michael williams. senior advisor for guantanamo policy in the office of the legal advisor at the u.s. department of state testified before a human rights commission
unwilling to do so the transfer of structures are difficult for example the choir the secretary of defense to personally certify that receiving state had taken steps to ensure that a prisoner can ever threaten the united states in the future whatever threaten might mean in that context. and obviously no state can guarantee that a future event will or will not occur but that was the point the point was to discourage transfers from guantanamo citizens of forty eight countries in total have been...
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defensive names like walmart were also done, but fared better. the main catalyst for the sell off was concerns about slower global growth. china reported gdp for the first quarter below expectations. with europe in recession, trader rs now worried where is the growth going to come from. i'm bob pisani at the new york stock exchange. >> as bob just mentioned, the price of gold plunged today, recording its second worst loss ever and closing below $1400 an ounce for the time in more than two years. today was the first time ever that the dow and price of spot gold both recorded triple digit losses. why is selloff and what may be next for the precious metal? jackie deangelis has our report. >> another massive selloff in the gold market today, but what's fuelling the fur rouse rotation? several factors are at play including the continued strength in the equity market. gold had lost its luster, but gold is also an inflation hedge and as long as the fed continues with its stimulus program, investors believe inflation is likely to remain in check. >> peop
defensive names like walmart were also done, but fared better. the main catalyst for the sell off was concerns about slower global growth. china reported gdp for the first quarter below expectations. with europe in recession, trader rs now worried where is the growth going to come from. i'm bob pisani at the new york stock exchange. >> as bob just mentioned, the price of gold plunged today, recording its second worst loss ever and closing below $1400 an ounce for the time in more than two...
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earlier this month, israel moved a battery with iron dome missile defense system into the city. and you hottest has claimed responsibility for the attack -- agent hottest -- a jihadist rupe has claimed responsibility for the attack -- a jihadist group has claiemed responsibiliy for the attack. >> he denies charges and says the attempt is in the -- says the charges are an attempt by the government to silence dissent. >> outside the courthouse, the lawyer and opposition -- the lawyer says that he faces charges -- [indiscernible] he says the charges are politically motivated. >> sooner or later, we will win and drive these crooks and thieves from power. >> he rose to the head of the opposition movement during russia's elections at the end of 2011. he called for people to vote for any party other than putting's -- putin's. since then, he has said he wants to become president. >> the trial's purpose is to get him off the political stage. it damages his reputation and creates a legal pretext to prevent him from taking part in elections. >> in court, he asked for more time to study the
earlier this month, israel moved a battery with iron dome missile defense system into the city. and you hottest has claimed responsibility for the attack -- agent hottest -- a jihadist rupe has claimed responsibility for the attack -- a jihadist group has claiemed responsibiliy for the attack. >> he denies charges and says the attempt is in the -- says the charges are an attempt by the government to silence dissent. >> outside the courthouse, the lawyer and opposition -- the lawyer...
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yes strong military ally of japan and south korea and clearly has defense treaty with both countries but you know i mean i come from india and i know about british rule and british occupation of india and essentially the industrial revolution in britain in the nineteenth century was fueled from india you know so occupiers in the past have always have had a history of actually emasculating the countries that occupied look at how japan and south korea have performed with the you know with under the alliance with the us they have tried to call it an occupation is complete nonsense matt you want to jump in there because they were not going to matter for instance going to mass they mad. ok fine fine what i what i want to say is this i think both of you both of the fellow guests are interpreting the pivot is a much too grandly the pivot to asia really isn't all that much i mean it's something it's just a simple term to describe something that's been happening over the last decades anyway and we also cannot forget the political component of the of the pivot to asia which is this president o
yes strong military ally of japan and south korea and clearly has defense treaty with both countries but you know i mean i come from india and i know about british rule and british occupation of india and essentially the industrial revolution in britain in the nineteenth century was fueled from india you know so occupiers in the past have always have had a history of actually emasculating the countries that occupied look at how japan and south korea have performed with the you know with under...
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it's something that the department of defense and all of those responsible for the missile defense capability and our strategies and the tactic it's a real issue. it's one we are dealing with. we have to deal with it. ii think it's like all of the issues. how do you deal with it? what are we doing? one way to deal with it is the third site i don't know -- if you have, would you let us know what that is? >> as you know, we were instructed through the national defense authorization act to conduct environmental impact statementings looking at possibility of putting a site on the east coast. that investigation, that study is underway. of his year.ve a complete by the we'll obviously share that with the congress. >> oka thti i have, mr. secretary, the commitment made by the president in order to get the votes necessary for that, and i -- those commitments have not been met. and what i would like to get from you, for the record, there wouldn't be time now is will you support the product that the president talked about in order get the votes that he got for the new star treaty? in other words noting
it's something that the department of defense and all of those responsible for the missile defense capability and our strategies and the tactic it's a real issue. it's one we are dealing with. we have to deal with it. ii think it's like all of the issues. how do you deal with it? what are we doing? one way to deal with it is the third site i don't know -- if you have, would you let us know what that is? >> as you know, we were instructed through the national defense authorization act to...
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protesters have been very passionate, bitterly defensive about what they call the sanctity of marriage, and it shows how effective organizers had been in appealing to people of very diverse backgrounds, many who do not usually take to the streets. >> the demographics of these protesters -- they look very young on the pictures. you would think they might be more open-minded on this topic? >> you think so, but an overwhelming majority are in favor of gay marriage. we have seen a lot of people take center stage against, though. they have been seen in a very tense standoffs with riot police. i think comedians and leaders made the protest look hip and modern, and really struck a chord among young conservatives, who are usually quiet. >> that is all we have time for. we have to take a short break. >> when we come back, striking a balance between national security and privacy protection. >> stay tuned. >> welcome back. in a week that saw terror attacks and foiled plots, the debate about privacy and security is back. germany's constitutional court has upheld the government's right to run an an
protesters have been very passionate, bitterly defensive about what they call the sanctity of marriage, and it shows how effective organizers had been in appealing to people of very diverse backgrounds, many who do not usually take to the streets. >> the demographics of these protesters -- they look very young on the pictures. you would think they might be more open-minded on this topic? >> you think so, but an overwhelming majority are in favor of gay marriage. we have seen a lot...
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and defense officials may drop the furloughs entirely. homeland security has not furloughed anyone, and it has not cut overtime. so the exact impact is zero. the "washington post" gives away pinocchio's for lying. tonight we are giving dunce caps away, and we will continue to do this. elected officials to make egregiously silly statements. we think our elected officials should be so honored and noted. so we are going to award this to acquire tonight. and he earned it. i think you would agree. fellow democrat, a year from california, the head of the house democratic caucus today warned that the sequester cuts undermine the ability of our cities to respond to terrorist attacks. listen to this. >> so, when those first responders did such a phenomenal job yesterday in boston, chances are the mayor in boston is now having to figure out how to cover for the extra cost involved in having so many people out there for security and emergency medical assistance responding because they get paid so he is now probably getting money from some other part
and defense officials may drop the furloughs entirely. homeland security has not furloughed anyone, and it has not cut overtime. so the exact impact is zero. the "washington post" gives away pinocchio's for lying. tonight we are giving dunce caps away, and we will continue to do this. elected officials to make egregiously silly statements. we think our elected officials should be so honored and noted. so we are going to award this to acquire tonight. and he earned it. i think you...
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tired army medical corps officer and a former senior adviser to the defense department says it might not be long before the strike turns fatal. typically people get very sick after about fifty days in which they've not had any food but are taking water so they may be getting very sick and i think there's a fear that a number may die within the next several weeks but all the world medical associations are categorically and ethically against force feeding the reason being is that it in fact disrupts what is most important which is establishing a constructive relationship were poorer with the hunger strikers and being able to discuss the terms of their protest the this is a they if they have it also. really overrides their autonomy which is very important in medicine we accept that as one of our ethical principles so that by and large most organizations across the world feel that it is not acceptable and in this particular case what it does not help resolve their grievances and help resolve the conflict that we're having between the detainees and the authorities. now allege the violatio
tired army medical corps officer and a former senior adviser to the defense department says it might not be long before the strike turns fatal. typically people get very sick after about fifty days in which they've not had any food but are taking water so they may be getting very sick and i think there's a fear that a number may die within the next several weeks but all the world medical associations are categorically and ethically against force feeding the reason being is that it in fact...
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can afford the keystone pipeline them lashoff climate scientists with the natural natural resources defense council in new york and brad johnson campaign manager with the forecast the facts he's in san francisco thank you all for joining me brad i want to start with you i don't you know want to blame one party to me neither party is doing as much as they including the president is doing as much as they need to on climate change but how trouble is it to you brad that wealthy conservative climate change deniers like the koch's are moving into newspapers medium that's already being used to funnel doubt regarding climate change and what will they do with these do you think. well as you pointed out we in many ways arnie's have seen what that looks like really the news corp empire throughput murdoch when fox news with the new york post and one of the recent hurdy probably most of that u.k. climate change to now and in the news was from papers there so if you had it he's so far as we can tell he's primarily doing that for political and economic power but if you took id you political ideologues lik
can afford the keystone pipeline them lashoff climate scientists with the natural natural resources defense council in new york and brad johnson campaign manager with the forecast the facts he's in san francisco thank you all for joining me brad i want to start with you i don't you know want to blame one party to me neither party is doing as much as they including the president is doing as much as they need to on climate change but how trouble is it to you brad that wealthy conservative climate...
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outskirts of east jerusalem human rights groups have accused the army of using the child as a human shield defense for children international palestine has posted a video on you tube that shows helmeted is raided border policeman removing this young palestinian who is identified as mohammad asif interior from the army jeep and forcing him to stand both sides them with handcuffed hands raised above his head human rights groups have released a statement saying that they're outraged that israeli soldiers continue to use palestinian children in this way as human shields with impunity the claim is that the teen was deliberately exposed to danger after he had been taken into custody and the israeli army spokesperson however has said that the move was to calm the violence especially after four hundred palestinian protesters attacked an israeli border police vehicle for almost four hours earlier this week palestinians mock the annual palestinian prisoners day and this was possibly the palestinian national council back in one thousand nine hundred eighty four as a means of consolidating efforts to support
outskirts of east jerusalem human rights groups have accused the army of using the child as a human shield defense for children international palestine has posted a video on you tube that shows helmeted is raided border policeman removing this young palestinian who is identified as mohammad asif interior from the army jeep and forcing him to stand both sides them with handcuffed hands raised above his head human rights groups have released a statement saying that they're outraged that israeli...
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very unusual for these defensive groups to be leading the market in up turn. if the market pulls back they will lead in the pull back and more. >> which is highly unusual. >> very unusual. >> thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> see you again soon. >> sue, shamu is going public. black stone taking its sea world entertainment group three years after it went private. jane wells is outside the world famous sea world in san diego. have you spoken to shamu yet, jane? >> very good. shay-moo is a london whale. i have not spoken to him. i just didn't want to make the big whale angry. ths turning into a whale of a deal. it keeps getting bigger. black stone which bought sea world was going to sell 10 million of its own shares. now this march of the penguins, sea world plans to use its portion to pay fees and debt. so all told, we could have nearly 30 million shares priced between 24 and $27. this for a company with 11 walter parks. most revenue is now coming from florida and sea world sales, profits and spend per customer is all growing. it is a unique leisure company.
very unusual for these defensive groups to be leading the market in up turn. if the market pulls back they will lead in the pull back and more. >> which is highly unusual. >> very unusual. >> thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> see you again soon. >> sue, shamu is going public. black stone taking its sea world entertainment group three years after it went private. jane wells is outside the world famous sea world in san diego. have you spoken to shamu yet,...
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department of the defense. first, then we look at the reality of what we're going to be dealing with. from that comes the numbers and how we prepare to make that cut. >> will that yield an outline, a budget give to us? give to congress that takes in to account that number at least for fy14? >> i don't we're talking about sending up a new budget, but we're certainly working with the congress and the appropriate committees on how we intend to move forward. and let me ask the comptroller. if he wants to anything to this. >> no. i expect to send up another budget and provide information. >> i don't want to get bogged down in the se semantics. the point is, when will we see your recommendation about how you deal with the number starting fy14? >> i mean i think it would be sometime after may 31st we need to give the secretary time to review it. >> we will see that sort of proposal whether you want to call it a new budget or whatever you want to call it? >> i would assume at some point if the secretary agrees whether
department of the defense. first, then we look at the reality of what we're going to be dealing with. from that comes the numbers and how we prepare to make that cut. >> will that yield an outline, a budget give to us? give to congress that takes in to account that number at least for fy14? >> i don't we're talking about sending up a new budget, but we're certainly working with the congress and the appropriate committees on how we intend to move forward. and let me ask the...
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that the defense contractors control congress and nobody cares. i'm like okay. you guys worry about it. if you don't mind the idea of the usb depend in for his defense, hostile nuclear and leadership, go ahead. i think there's some kind of problem there. that is part of free trade. other nations manage this stuff. the u.s. historically prior to the end of the cold war had controls on this stuff because we understood they needed industrial base not only for economic reasons, but also security. interestingly enough it ties back to american history because they mention alexander hamilton before. one of the reasons he became a protectionist among the founding fathers, the guy who turned just direction. he said if we just have free trade in this new country we put together, it was a policy option. it was controversial. didn't talk about the same vocabulary, but they knew they had choices. hamilton said we are going to end up as an economic dependency of year. at the united states the entire agricultural society with minimal manufacturing and the great
that the defense contractors control congress and nobody cares. i'm like okay. you guys worry about it. if you don't mind the idea of the usb depend in for his defense, hostile nuclear and leadership, go ahead. i think there's some kind of problem there. that is part of free trade. other nations manage this stuff. the u.s. historically prior to the end of the cold war had controls on this stuff because we understood they needed industrial base not only for economic reasons, but also security....
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its non-lethal aid to syrian rebels to more than one hundred and twenty million dollars this off the defense secretary chuck hagel announced two hundred troops will be deployed in neighboring jordan he said the force including logistical specialist and operational plan is the core of a possible large contingent to be sent to the area if chemical weapons in syria are under threat dr cohen hallinan from foreign policy in focus things washington's support for the opposition leaves no room for negotiation u.s. has talked about the fact they want to diplomatic resolution but the diplomatic resolute resolution is regime change so by supporting the infiltration of insurgents from saudi arabia from turkey from from oman from from libya essentially of iraq as was done in afghanistan in the one nine hundred eighty s. by doing that you essentially make it a life or death struggle with the assad regime and so i think by putting these troops here i think what you're doing is that you are short of reinforcing the insurgency and you're taking very clear sides in this in the civil war inside syria am i thin
its non-lethal aid to syrian rebels to more than one hundred and twenty million dollars this off the defense secretary chuck hagel announced two hundred troops will be deployed in neighboring jordan he said the force including logistical specialist and operational plan is the core of a possible large contingent to be sent to the area if chemical weapons in syria are under threat dr cohen hallinan from foreign policy in focus things washington's support for the opposition leaves no room for...
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joining me now for more on these developments is kent schafer, criminal defense attorney with buyers, schafer and deboard. god to s good to see you, sir. >> thank you. good afternoon. >> what's your take on this? why charge him with a weapons of mass destruction charge and not murder or conspiracy? >> well, actually, it's a much easier charge for the government to prove. in this case, they have to prove two things. that he used or possessed a weapon of mass destruction and that it resulted in somebody's death. by doing that, he'd be eligible for the federal death penalty. where under massachusetts state law, if they charged murder, he wouldn't be eligible for the death penalty. so virtually, you know, from a prosecutor's standpoint, it cuts out all the fluff. it's a very simple case. there's case law on top of case law saying that a bomb like this is defined as a weapon of mass destruction. so it just makes sense that they would take the easiest charge they could find. >> i see. >> with the highest penalty. >> there was a real strategy here. let me bring in jay faye hi, former federal
joining me now for more on these developments is kent schafer, criminal defense attorney with buyers, schafer and deboard. god to s good to see you, sir. >> thank you. good afternoon. >> what's your take on this? why charge him with a weapons of mass destruction charge and not murder or conspiracy? >> well, actually, it's a much easier charge for the government to prove. in this case, they have to prove two things. that he used or possessed a weapon of mass destruction and...
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>> melissa, i think you still want to be a little bit defensive. i think that so much of the market still feels squishy and not in a good way given the economic data we're seeing. i'm a little bit heavier in health care, probably about flat in technology. but consumer staples and health care are two of those defensive sectors that i think leave you in a little bit better stead. i'm heavier in industrials, a little bit lighter in financials. this is a defensive portfolio that i think, you know, blue chips with good dividends make a lot of sense right now. >> at the same time, michael, you know, your stock picks make me scratch my head because if it's such a defensive portfolio, why are you getting into something more levered to the consumer and to the economy being fedex and yum brands? >> well, i'm so glad you asked me, i always -- i always try to hit them where they ain't. and these are two stocks people don't like right now. they're worried about avian flu, they're worried about some of the politics, of course, with yum brands and kentucky fried
>> melissa, i think you still want to be a little bit defensive. i think that so much of the market still feels squishy and not in a good way given the economic data we're seeing. i'm a little bit heavier in health care, probably about flat in technology. but consumer staples and health care are two of those defensive sectors that i think leave you in a little bit better stead. i'm heavier in industrials, a little bit lighter in financials. this is a defensive portfolio that i think, you...
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and if that, in fact, is the case, you have to get more defensive and buy some cash flow names to give support for your portfolio strategy. it can't all be beta. >> the great unloved sector here is large cap growth. when you have utilities as the second hottest sector through the first part of the year, i don't know, i think energy's been inventive. at some point we have to talk about growth, and when we turn the subject towards growth, you'll see the dividend folks awful going, gee, whiz, why is it that i was bidding up a utility to 16 times earnings. >> let's remember, apple pays a dividend. johnson & johnson pays a dividend. it doesn't have to be a utility stock. it can be in various sectors. i think if you buy just energy and utilities, you've got all kinds of problems because of what's happening with commodity prices. but you buy dividend assets across a variety of sectors. i think that's the kind of growth that -- you can get growth out of those names, even if they're more defensive. >> every time i bring up the dividend that apple pays to people, they say, why are they using $10
and if that, in fact, is the case, you have to get more defensive and buy some cash flow names to give support for your portfolio strategy. it can't all be beta. >> the great unloved sector here is large cap growth. when you have utilities as the second hottest sector through the first part of the year, i don't know, i think energy's been inventive. at some point we have to talk about growth, and when we turn the subject towards growth, you'll see the dividend folks awful going, gee,...
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programsand il defense is an essential component of securing the interest of the country. i certainly would never sign off on any budget that would lessen that ability to fulfill that commitment to the country. i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic missile e is an in.stment it's also -- it can get to be extraordinarily expensive, and so what we have to do is balance defense and offense. i often use the phrase that at some point, you have to stop worrying about the arrow and start worrying about the archer, and i suggest to the potential adversaries we have not forgotten, that we also have capabilities to deal with the archer. >> thank you. i look forward 20 that ongoing discussion, and i would think all three of you for being here, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator cruz. relative to the facilities overseas that are being cl
programsand il defense is an essential component of securing the interest of the country. i certainly would never sign off on any budget that would lessen that ability to fulfill that commitment to the country. i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic...
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the interesting thing is that it's not just an issue of national defense. if you look into the history, and, by the way, it goes back to the renaissance, and protections first emerged under rational discussion in the italian renaissance between a myth out there that economics began with adam smith. it's really not true, but what you discover, if you look back 500f the history, you discover every economically developed nation got that way practicing some protectionism, not just the united states, but also the other developed colonial countries like canada, australia, even south africa, strangely enoughing and then you turn back europe, first industrialized country, the u.k. turned aggressively to free trade in the mid-19th century, but prior to that, they were the most protectionist country in europe. there's a phrase that you may have heard if you cross the paths with economic history. there's a myth out there promoted by free traders that mother tiles was about kings who wanted to horde barrels of gold in the palace. i have to observe having gold is the on
the interesting thing is that it's not just an issue of national defense. if you look into the history, and, by the way, it goes back to the renaissance, and protections first emerged under rational discussion in the italian renaissance between a myth out there that economics began with adam smith. it's really not true, but what you discover, if you look back 500f the history, you discover every economically developed nation got that way practicing some protectionism, not just the united...
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on defense is now only being achieved by three nato members and. the reports now from brussels the rift between alliance members is growing. the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen had actually come out and warned its partners against the danger of defense spending cuts as we've already seen especially from its european partners this opinion was also echoed by go way u.s. defense secretary leon panetta he said that if this trend does continue that the alliance could be in danger of moving into what he called a collective military irrelevance so there's the question of whether it will actually still be relevant given the decrease in its capabilities and opinion also . echoed by the former u.s. defense secretary robert gates the problem that nato is facing when it comes to budget is no small matter if we just look back to more than a decade ago it. had a goal of having sixty thousand troops for instance available for battle in the so-called in so-called core however today we see that these battle groups range from about fifteen hundred to tw
on defense is now only being achieved by three nato members and. the reports now from brussels the rift between alliance members is growing. the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen had actually come out and warned its partners against the danger of defense spending cuts as we've already seen especially from its european partners this opinion was also echoed by go way u.s. defense secretary leon panetta he said that if this trend does continue that the alliance could be in danger of...
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the sounds that long of a promising european defense spending which leaves washington picking up the majority of the top four nato outs russians a crisis of unity. loss of u.s. officials admits the glory hunger strike of gone tunnel bay now includes overhaul of the detainees that the wars have insisted the figure is. all along. international news life this is our see with me your leisure paula thanks for joining us according to investigators the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings says it's america's wars in iraq and afghanistan that led him and his brother to carry out the worst u.s. based attack since nine eleven after questioning nineteen year old john hartson knives police believe the bombers were acting on their own initiative will cling to any foreign terrorist group all season as the citric and i reports now from boston . as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect joe hart's are naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to officials certain has said tha
the sounds that long of a promising european defense spending which leaves washington picking up the majority of the top four nato outs russians a crisis of unity. loss of u.s. officials admits the glory hunger strike of gone tunnel bay now includes overhaul of the detainees that the wars have insisted the figure is. all along. international news life this is our see with me your leisure paula thanks for joining us according to investigators the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings...
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you've got to be in defensive stocks, not commodities or in the deep cyclicals this my view. >> anthony, we mentioned the great view on the hedge fund community, how the big money is thinking about the market. how do you feel? >> it's a liquidity driven bull market. >> but the events of last week don't change your outlook for the investing environment for the near term? >> they don't. the half full market climbing a wall of worry will continue to go on. the biggest issue the market will face is that loan growth in the united states and europe is not where you would like it to be at this point in a recovery. without loan growth in small businesses, medium businesses, scott, you're not going to see the robust recovery people would like to see. that will probably be a head wind for the markets later in the year. right now this is a liquidity-driven bull market. it's tilt up for now. >> i go back to the upper's comment. short the s&p at your own peril. murphy, something tells me you have been a buyer of stocks this morning. >> i have been a buyer. look at the news out there, scott. we are j
you've got to be in defensive stocks, not commodities or in the deep cyclicals this my view. >> anthony, we mentioned the great view on the hedge fund community, how the big money is thinking about the market. how do you feel? >> it's a liquidity driven bull market. >> but the events of last week don't change your outlook for the investing environment for the near term? >> they don't. the half full market climbing a wall of worry will continue to go on. the biggest issue...
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lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tells r.t. why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. bahrain authorities start from opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial formula one racing me down to rallies and clashes with police. and a half of one ton of detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the death to escape detention. so i welcome you watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow. the surviving suspect in last week's terror bombings in boston is reportedly conscious and.
lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tells r.t. why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. bahrain authorities start from opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial formula one racing me down to rallies and clashes with police. and a half of one ton of detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the death to escape detention. so i welcome you watching r.t....
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on defense. has more. ambitious and its current perspective. the organization was created to counter the soviet union with soviet union long gone it has to keep easy over the years nato has gone from being a defense organization to becoming an offensive force with a missions that go far beyond north america and europe they refer to those ambitions as out of area operations which have included of ghana stand in libya now part of nato the very powerful part which includes the u.s. the u.k. and france pretty much see those out of area operations as the future of the organization but that. has to go global doesn't sync well with all twenty eight members of the alliance who know they will have to foot the bill the lack of consensus showed when germany by far europe strongest nation refused to provide resources for nato bombings two years ago back then nato has gone beyond its un mandate which was to protect civilians it has effectively created a power vacuum in which all kinds of extremists have flourished since then not to mention the destruction o
on defense. has more. ambitious and its current perspective. the organization was created to counter the soviet union with soviet union long gone it has to keep easy over the years nato has gone from being a defense organization to becoming an offensive force with a missions that go far beyond north america and europe they refer to those ambitions as out of area operations which have included of ghana stand in libya now part of nato the very powerful part which includes the u.s. the u.k. and...
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awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, secora, new mexico. >> imagine that on a crowded street. that's what happened. >> incredible reporting from mattingly. >> we'll be back with more after this. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back, everyone. eight years ago today a certain website opened what changed what people do on the internet. youtube opened on this day in 2005. this was the very first video posted. >> all right. so here we are at the elephants. >> that's the co-founder at the san diego zoo. look at those images. pretty primitive by today's standards. careem and his partner sold to google the following year over $1.5 bil
awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, secora, new mexico. >> imagine that on a crowded street. that's what happened. >> incredible reporting from mattingly. >> we'll be back with more after this. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more...
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for a magnitude 8, you know maybe an 8.3, and they got a 9, 9.1 and it just overwhelmed their coastal defenses. people were washed off the tops of the three story buildings. >>the tohoku quake killed more than 15,000 people. it turned buildings to rubble -- leveled entire villages and triggered tsunamis nearly 50 feet high. bill steele is the coordinator for the pacific northwest seismograph network at the university of washington in seattle.
for a magnitude 8, you know maybe an 8.3, and they got a 9, 9.1 and it just overwhelmed their coastal defenses. people were washed off the tops of the three story buildings. >>the tohoku quake killed more than 15,000 people. it turned buildings to rubble -- leveled entire villages and triggered tsunamis nearly 50 feet high. bill steele is the coordinator for the pacific northwest seismograph network at the university of washington in seattle.
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taiwan's defense troops are carrying out their first live-fire military drill since 2008. it's part of annual land, sea and air exercises simulating attacks by china. about 7,600 soldiers took part in the live ammo drill on penghu island in the taiwan strait, the exercises are to run through friday. the drill is based on a scenario of an attempt by china's army to invade taiwan. a rocket launch system was tested to make it combat ready. >> translator: china has focused on a drastic military build-up in line with its economic growth. taiwan's military must boost its combat readiness in the face of any possible threat. >> since taking office in 2008, taiwan's president ma ying-jeou has worked to improve ties with china and refrain from holding live-fire drills, but he's now insisting on improving taiwan's defensibility for a possible threat. china's president xi jinping has called on taiwan to engage in political dialogue, but ma is unlikely to agree for the time being. >>> aen san suu kyi has spent the past several days in japan laying out her vision for her country's futur
taiwan's defense troops are carrying out their first live-fire military drill since 2008. it's part of annual land, sea and air exercises simulating attacks by china. about 7,600 soldiers took part in the live ammo drill on penghu island in the taiwan strait, the exercises are to run through friday. the drill is based on a scenario of an attempt by china's army to invade taiwan. a rocket launch system was tested to make it combat ready. >> translator: china has focused on a drastic...
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there was a mixup in the defense. stuttgart extended its lead. >> this defeat leaves them off the pace for a top-four finish and mired in the fight for europe league football next season. two golf now, and adam scott put in the performance of a lifetime to win the masters tournament. rex he overcame argentina -- >> he overcame argentina's angel cabrera to become the first australian to ever win the green jacket. >> it is much more than a green jacket. it is a trophy like no other. it is keeping adam scott warm. after an epic playoff, he became the first australian ever to win the masters. he was made to work hard for it by argentinian angel cabrera. they had both finished on 9 underpar, leading to a tense head-to-head playoff. on the second playoff hole, scott held his nerve and nailed the decisive putt. the battle was a fitting way to earn an historic victory. >> and the celebrated british conductor colin davis has died at the age of 85. >> davis was internationally renowned for his interpretations of mozart, site al
there was a mixup in the defense. stuttgart extended its lead. >> this defeat leaves them off the pace for a top-four finish and mired in the fight for europe league football next season. two golf now, and adam scott put in the performance of a lifetime to win the masters tournament. rex he overcame argentina -- >> he overcame argentina's angel cabrera to become the first australian to ever win the green jacket. >> it is much more than a green jacket. it is a trophy like no...